Gunmen kill four policemen

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Gunmen attacked a police station in the northern city of Kirkuk
today, killing four policemen and injuring another four people, the
police said.

Liutenant Hassan Mahmoud said a group of gunmen tried to enter
Al-Adala Police Station but were deterred by the force inside.

He said the clashes ended in the killing of four policemen and
injuring of four others, including one visiting civilian.

In Tikrit, a fuel tanker bomb injured at least 20 Iraqi
civilians near a US base today, police said.

The police said a suicidal bomber riding a fuel tanker detonated
himself in front of a house accomodating foreigners. The house is
face-to-face with a former presidential palance, currently used as
a US base.

Eyewitnesses said the US forces cordoned of the region and
helicopters flew at low altitudes.